Rajan Chaurasia @ Rajendra vs State of U.P.

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2026 Supreme(All) 644

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MADAN PAL SINGH
Rajan Chaurasia @ Rajendra – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Prince Kumar
For the Respondent: Amar Nath Tiwari

Table of Content
1. procedural context for testing maintainability of an appeal against an order of framing charges. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
2. an order of framing a charge is settled as an interlocutory order, as it does not terminate proceedings. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
3. appeals against interlocutory orders are barred under section 14-a of the sc/st act. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28)

JUDGMENT :

MADAN PAL SINGH, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 and learned A.G.A. for the State.

2. The present criminal appeal under Section 14-A (1) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been preferred by the appellants to quash the order dated 15th September, 2025 passed by the Special Judge (S.C./S.T. Act), Deoria in Special Trial No. 132 of 2023 (Badami Devi Vs. Rajan Chaurasia & Others) under Sections 427, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Sections 3 (1) (da) and 3 (1) (dha) of S.C./S.T. Act, Police Station-Khukhundu, District-Deoria, whereby the charges have been framed against the appellants.

3. Before considering the present criminal appeal on merit